Eagles shooting first, asking questions later

The difference in one offseason has been profound. This Eagles offense is moving so much faster between plays this year, forcing the defense to do the same.

After witnessing the first of four practices at organized team activities (OTAs) that will be open to the media this spring, I am safe to report that, yes, the goal is definitely to move a lot faster this year and that the Eagles are making significant strides in that area.

During the scrimmage portion of practice today, the offense was at the line almost before the whistle blew ending the previous play. The only real delays were when the quarterbacks would see something they didn't like and audible out of it.

Other than that, it was like a drag race out there, which is what Chip Kelly has wanted from the start. They couldn't move as fast as he wanted in his first season a year ago because everything was so new.

Now there's no excuses.

"We're just running as many reps as we can so we can get it on tape and teach them," Kelly said. "... What we're trying to do is, can we get a maximum number of reps for everybody, because we do have three and four groups, both offensively and defensively? Let's just get a lot of stuff on tape so we can teach off it."

But make no mistake, this is the pace he's going to want to bring to every stadium they're in every weekend this coming fall.